After more than 400 teachers expressed interest in bringing podcasts into the classroom, we decided to build out a ready-to-use activity to fulfill that desire. This week's activity (you will be asked to Make a Copy when you click on the link) revolves around what venture capitalists look for in a business and has incorporated 3-4 minute audio excerpts from the NGPF Podcast. Students will have the option to listen to three venture capitalists, Colleen Poynton (Vice President at Core Innovation Capital), Shauntel Garvey (Co-Founder of Reach Capital), and Eva Yazhari (Co-Founder of Beyond Capital) speak about what gets them interested in making a investment.

How can you implement this in your classroom? Try having students listen to ONE of the podcast clips and then complete the Google form. You could then have them pair-share with another student who listened to a different podcast OR put three students in a group (or breakout room), have them each take one of the podcasts, and then share what they learned. 

If you would like to stay on the topic of business pitches, be sure to check out the activities on the Entrepreneurship Mini-Unit Page!

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Check out our past Podcasts in the Classrooms (we will be releasing a new one every two weeks):

• 4/19/21 - Finding Data on the Price of College
• 4/5/2021 - Passion for Personal Finance
• 3/22/2021 - Her Early Money Lessons
• 3/8/2021 - Her Career Path
• 2/22/2021 - Dollar Cost Averaging
• 1/25/2021 - Score! Learn More About Credit
• 1/11/2021 - How Do You Think About Saving?
• 12/14/2020 - Financial Aid Tips and Tricks
• 11/30/2020 - Professional Athletes' and Money
• 11/9/2020 - What's the Relationship Between Money and One's Emotional Well-Being?

If you have any comments, suggestions, or have an idea for a topic, please fill out this feedback form!

About the Author

Ren Makino

Ren started interning at NGPF in 2014, and worked part-time through high school and college. With his knowledge growing alongside NGPF, he joined the team to work full-time after graduating from college in 2020. He is also the producer of the NGPF podcast. During his free time, he likes to try out coffees from different roasters across the world.